Violence continues to plague the southern islands of the Philippines.  Although Basilan is a relatively prosperous province, it has seen a fair share of violence from Islamic insurgents.

At least 11 people, including a one-year-old baby, were killed and several others were hurt when an armed group believed to be composed of members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front and Abu Sayyaf bandits stormed a village in Maluso town in Basilan on Saturday morning, a police official said.

Chief Superintendent Bienvenido Latag, Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) police chief, said the attack happened at about 5:45 a.m. in Barangay (village) Tubigan, Maluso – a fourth class municipality in the southern Philippine island province.  Read the rest of the story.

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